Opening Wounds
 Opening Wounds | |
|---|---|
| Start | Chieftain Hatuun [53.74, 68.12] |
| End | Prophet Velen [53.62, 68.26] |
| Level | 70 (Requires 70) |
| Type | Important Quest |
| Category | Krokuun |
| Experience | 9,500 |
| Rewards |
10x  [Flightstones]28  9 |
| Previous |
 [70] Uncertainty |
| Next |
[70] Contrition & [70] Severing Ties |
Objectives
Speak to Arzal'kal and listen to what he has to say.
- Speak to Arzal'kal
- Listen to Arzal'kal
Description
My hunters were the ones who found Arzal'kal. They said he helped them fight off several Legion ambushes.
During our endless vigil on Argus, we had seen nothing like it. He was not as powerful as some demons, but he was persistent.
He said he wished to speak with Velen and knew that we had been in contact with him. So, I have fulfilled his request.
If Velen is all he claims to be, then he would not turn away even the least worthy of his people.
We will see. I expect little.
Rewards
You will receive:
- 28 9
- 9,500 XP
- 10x [Flightstones]
Progress
If Hatuun called me here to listen, then I will.
I owe Hatuun that respect.
Completion
Whatever it is that Arzal'kal wishes to show you, please accompany him.
I must stay here and speak with Hatuun in private.
Notes
Speak with Arzal'kal:
I am not here to fight.
Only to be heard.
(Quest) What do you have to tell us?
- Arzal'kal says: I... am aware of how this appears, Prophet. I will try to be brief.
- Arzal'kal steps forward and summons a projection of Kil'jaeden and a pair of Loyal Man'ari.
- Arzal'kal says: I believed Kil'jaeden and Archimonde. Their promises of prosperity for our people. How could I not?
- Arzal'kal says: And so when they demanded we pay the Legion's price, I trusted them. We all did.
- Arzal'kal says: But I never knew that price would be paid in millennia of bloodshed and ashes.
- Prophet Velen says: And yet still you paid it.
- Arzal'kal says: I did. Kil'jaeden had a way of invading the mind. Any doubt would be known to him immediately.
- Arzal'kal says: Doubt was betrayal in his eyes. And betrayal, as you know, meant death.
- The projection of Kil'jaeden blasts one of the loyal man'ari, killing it.
- Arzal'kal says: And I feared death more than the price of my sin.
- Arzal'kal says: In the end, some of us fled the Legion. But the damage was already done.
- Prophet Velen says: What will you do now, Arzal'kal?
- Arzal'kal says: I want to show that I am no longer a coward. I cannot undo my crimes, but I will give all I have to try.
- Hatuun crosses his arms, staring intently at Velen.
- Prophet Velen says: Very well. Show me, if it will ease your pain.
Players can also choose this gossip option, which does as warned:
You don't need to explain yourself. <Skip conversation and complete quest.>
Progression
- [70] Prophecy Stirs
- [70] Uncertainty
- [70] Opening Wounds
- [70] Contrition & [70] Severing Ties
- [70] Proof and Promise
- [70] Scavenged Artifacts
Patch changes
Patch 10.1.7 (2023-09-05): Added.